by Dan Mitchell | Mar 31, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Here’s the latest data looking at how poverty has dramatically declined since the advent of capitalism, courtesy of Our World in Data at Oxford University. I wanted to begin today’s column with this uplifting data because we’re going to be focusing on how to help the...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 27, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Regulations
While he’s no Javier Milei, Donald Trump has done a very good job with regards to the burden of red tape. Let’s start Part II of this series (click here for Part I) by looking at a chart that shows periods of deregulation in the United States. As you can see,...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 26, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
One of the most destructive myths in economics is the zero-sum fallacy. Back in 2018, I shared a cartoon that sought to debunk the notion that one person getting richer meant another person had to be poorer. But I wasn’t satisfied with the...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 25, 2026 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Socialism, Welfare and Entitlements
I’ve written a four-part series (here, here, here, and here) explaining why socialism is a bad idea, but let’s use today’s column to define this evil ideology. As I mentioned in the video, genuine socialism is based on three very specific concepts....
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 24, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation
Last October, I shared a table showing how various states have risen or declined as measured by the Tax Foundation’s State Tax Competitiveness Index. Washington easily stands out as the state that has gone downhill by the greatest amount, and you read...
